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SAFE STUDENT INTERVENTION PROGRAM (SSIP)
SAFE STUDENT INTERVENTION PROGRAM (SSIP)
VUSD is proud to offer the Safe Student Intervention Program (SSIP) that helps VUSD students build toward limitless opportunities for their future. Through SSIP, VUSD staff members provide support and encouragement for students who need extra help and guidance to make good choices and succeed in school and life.
VUSD is proud to offer the Safe Student Intervention Program (SSIP) that helps VUSD students build toward limitless opportunities for their future. Through SSIP, VUSD staff members provide support and encouragement for students who need extra help and guidance to make good choices and succeed in school and life.
The Safe Student Intervention Program (SSIP) provides comprehensive student prevention and intervention supports for VUSD students, K-12. SSIP Staff are matched with students identified in need of mentoring and life-skills support as needed.
The Safe Student Intervention Program (SSIP) provides comprehensive student prevention and intervention supports for VUSD students, K-12. SSIP Staff are matched with students identified in need of mentoring and life-skills support as needed.
SSIP Staff Roles and Experience
SSIP Staff Roles and Experience
SSIP Staff Members are specially trained in student prevention and intervention practices and utilize a number of different prevention and life-skills curricula to support students they are working with. Below is a list of the various curricula used and training received by SSIP Staff to support their mentoring work with VUSD students:
GAP (Gang Awareness & Prevention Curriculum) - California Youth Outreach
CAST (Coping and Support Training) - Reconnecting Youth/CAST LLC
Joven Noble - (Indigenous Rites of Passage) Compadres Network
Gang Prevention & Intervention Standards of Operation/License to Operate/Community Supports - Urban Peace Institute
Restorative Practices - VUSD Training Network
Trauma-Informed Practices - VUSD Training Network
Mental Health First Aide - Tulare County Office of Education
Drug Impairment for Educational Professionals - Visalia Police Department/Tulare County Highway Patrol
Handle With Care - VUSD Training Network
SSIP Staff utilize their training experience and curricula to provide ongoing one-one-one and small-group mentoring and life-counseling for students enrolled in SSIP. Students may be identified by site administration, teachers or other school-site staff as beneficial candidates for enrollment in SSIP. Meetings with students typically take place during passing periods, at break, the lunch hour and/or before and after school and at times, during instruction.
SSIP Staff are also trained in supporting overall school safety, climate and culture. SSIP Staff specialize in violence prevention and de-escalation, conflict-resolution, pro-social skill building, resource-brokering, family advocacy and support, are mandated reporters and serve as a support liaison between students and their teachers.
SSIP Staff - School Assignments:
SSIP Staff - School Assignments:
SSIP Staff work schedules for Full-Time are 7:30am to 4:30pm and for Part-Time are 11:00am - 4:00pm, Monday through Friday.
High Schools:
High Schools:
El Diamante High School (Full-Time) - Vacant / (Part-Time) - Greg Jones
Golden West High School (Full-Time) - Jerry Gaytan / (Part-Time) - Vacant
Mt. Whitney High School (Full-Time) - DeJuan Jones / (Part-Time) - Luis Alvarez
Redwood High School (Full-Time) - Fernando Garcia / (Part-Time) - Lea Padilla
Sequoia High School (Full-Time) - Joshua Huerta / (Part-Time) - Grace Mace
Creekside Community Day School (Part-Time) - Grace Mace
Middle Schools:
Middle Schools:
Divisadero Middle School (Part-Time) - Manuel Vasquez
Green Acres Middle School (Part-Time) - Casandra Casillas
La Joya Middle School (Part-Time) - Vacant
Ridgeview Middle School (Part-Time) - Joel Rosales
Valley Oak Middle School (Part-Time) - Randy Rowlett (currently on leave)
For More Information:
For More Information:
Frank Escobar, Coordinator, Equity and Student Services
Frank Escobar, Coordinator, Equity and Student Services
fescobar@vusd.org
fescobar@vusd.org
(559) 804-9790
(559) 804-9790
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